Monitoring camera apparatus and control method for monitoring camera apparatus

Abstract

A monitoring camera apparatus including a processing unit configured to process a video image input by an imaging unit, an upload control unit configured to upload the video image processed by the processing unit to a server via a network, a setting unit configured to set a parameter for the imaging unit to perform imaging or a processing parameter for the processing unit, and a transmission control unit configured to stop uploading of the processed video image to the server when the setting unit is in use.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A monitoring camera apparatus comprising:
 at least one memory; 
 at least one processor which is connected to the at least one memory, the at least one processor configured to: 
 reading setting data from a transmission control program; 
 upload a video captured by the monitoring camera, on which a privacy mask is superimposed, to a server via a network for a general client which is not a privileged client; 
 receive a request for transmitting a video from a privileged client; 
 determining that the request is a first transmission request with a set restriction setting to transmit a video without the privacy mask to the privileged client in accordance with the request; 
 in a case where a setting request is received from the privileged client, performing setting processing to invalidate an upload processing stop flag when it is determined by the transmission control program that an item to be set is recorded in the setting data; and 
 stop uploading of the video with the privacy mask to the server for the general client when the video without the privacy mask is transmitted to the privileged client in accordance with the request. 
 
     
     
       2. The monitoring camera according to  claim 1 , wherein the privacy mask on the video is for masking a part of an image in the video. 
     
     
       3. A monitoring camera according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one processor makes the privacy mask invalid while a panoramic image is generated using the video without the privacy mask. 
     
     
       4. The monitoring camera apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the item to be set is for restricting the view of the general client. 
     
     
       5. A method for controlling a monitoring camera apparatus, the method comprising:
 reading setting data from a transmission control program; 
 uploading a video from the monitoring camera, on which a privacy mask is superimposed, to a server via a network for a general client which is not a privileged client; 
 receiving a request for transmitting a video from a privileged client; 
 determining that the request is a first transmission request with a set restriction setting to transmit a video without the privacy mask to the privileged client in accordance with the request; 
 in a case where a setting request is received from the privileged client, performing setting processing to invalidate an upload processing stop flag when it is determined by the transmission control program that an item to be set is recorded in the setting data; and 
 stopping uploading of the video with the privacy mask to the server for the general client when the video without the privacy mask is transmitted to the privileged client in accordance with the request. 
 
     
     
       6. The method according to  claim 5 , wherein the privacy mask on the video is for masking a part of an image in the video. 
     
     
       7. The method according to  claim 5 , wherein the privacy mask is invalid while a panoramic image is generated using the video without the privacy mask. 
     
     
       8. The method according to  claim 5 , wherein the item to be set is for restricting the view of the general client. 
     
     
       9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute:
 a reading step for reading setting data from a transmission control program; 
 an uploading step for uploading a video from a monitoring camera, on which a privacy mask is superimposed, to a server via a network for a general client which is not a privileged client; 
 a receiving step for receiving a request for transmitting a video from a privileged client; 
 a determining step for determining that the request is a first transmission request with a set restriction setting to transmit a video without the privacy mask to the privileged client in accordance with the request; 
 in a case where a setting request is received from the privileged client, a performing step for performing setting processing to invalidate an upload processing stop flag when it is determined by the transmission control program that an item to be set is recorded in the setting data; and 
 a stopping step for stopping uploading of the video with the privacy mask to the server for the general client when the video without the privacy mask is transmitted to the privileged client in accordance with the request. 
 
     
     
       10. The storage medium according to  claim 9 , wherein the privacy mask on the video is for masking a part of an image in the video. 
     
     
       11. The storage medium according to  claim 9 , wherein the privacy mask is invalid while a panoramic image is generated using the video without the privacy mask. 
     
     
       12. The storage medium according to  claim 9 , wherein the item to be set is for restricting the view of the general client.